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As a general rule, sequels rarely live up to their original counterparts and KICK-ASS 2 (2013) starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse only confirms this accepted law of movie making. Although punctuated with random splashes of humor, the violence can sometimes appear gratuitous, the blurred line between childhood and young adulthood rendering a few of the...

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THE WOLVERINE, 2013 starring Hugh Jackman, Tao Okamato, and Rila Fukushima is the sixth installment in the financially successful X-Men franchise. The first 3-D release for one of Twentieth Century Fox's Marvel films, Hugh Jackman reprises the role that has guaranteed him legendary status in movie history. Still haunted by the death of Jean Grey, who he...

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For the past fourteen years, Rob Schneider and Adam Sandler have made eighteen movies together starting with their first collaboration back in 1996. So when Schneider took a pass on GROWN UPS 2 (2013) starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, and Chris Rock, it might have been a powerful omen of things to come. After tiring of the...

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Twelve years might have felt like forever as loyal fans waited for MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (2013) starring Billy Crystal, John Goodman, and Steve Buscemi, a prequel to the original MONSTERS, INC. released in 2001. Sadly, I have to report that I was a little disappointed. Produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney, audiences of all ages will enjoy the...

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THE HANGOVER PART III (2013) starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis is the anticipated wrap up of a record-breaking comedy franchise. Returning to Las Vegas where their adventures began four years prior, the 'Wolfpack' once again struggles to blend dark comedy with overt violence and the usual sprinkling of over-the-top theatrics. Tapped by a local...

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FAST & FURIOUS 6 (2013) starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is the very first movie in this popular franchise to break away from the street-racing theme. Choosing to focus on the action aspect, this sixth installment has taken a well calculated risk and in the process will successfully manage to lure a wider audience...

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With Marvel Studios bringing in a new director and writers, IRON MAN 3 (2013) starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Guy Pearce is positioned to take audiences down a noticeably darker and violent path. Although a good percentage of the dialogue seems to have been replaced with one-liners, this film still delivers a solid 20 minutes of explosive...

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When my web designer set up my review site, he asked me if a one to five-star rating system would be sufficient to accurately depict my movie reviews. I said yes, but in retrospect, I should have also included a zero rating. SCARY MOVIE 5 (2013) starring Ashley Tisdale, Simon Rex, and Charlie Sheen is such a terrible waste...

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THE HOST (2013) starring Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, and Jake Abel is the follow-up project of writer Stephanie Meyers after her wildly successful TWILIGHT SAGA. Without a vampire in sight, this new storyline of an alien invasion still has the unmistakeable feel of a youth driven plot. Unfortunately, this first of a proposed trilogy definitely lacks the passion and...

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Watching the movie G.I. JOE RETALIATION (2013) starring Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, and Channing Tatum reminded me of sitting back on a couch and attempting to watch two hours of a video game. Inundated with nonstop action, explosive scenes of violence, and a mind numbing chain of events that eventually dulls the senses into complacency, tickets to this movie...